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ROSSVILLE - Jerry Dean Jones, 86, of Rossville passed away at 8:27 a.m. Wednesday, March 19, 2025, at home.
He was born on Sept. 25, 1938, in Danville, the son of Ezra and Mable (Hopper) Jones. He married Linda Katherine Lee on July 12, 1958, in Corinth, Miss. She survives in Rossville.
He is also survived by two daughters, Rachel E. (Jeff) Still of Neoga and Sarah K. (Seth) Knierim of Colorado Springs, Colo.; three sons, Gregory D. (Kathy) Jones of St. Louis, Bradley L. (Melissa) Jones of Fishers, Ind., and Jason L. (Kris) Jones of Bondurant, Iowa; one daughter-in-law, Brook Jones of Springfield; 24 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.
Jerry was preceded in death by one son, Charles C. Jones; and two grandsons, Andrew and Jarett Jones.
Jerry served in the U.S. Marine Corps.
He currently attended the First Church of God in Hoopeston. He was an ordained minister with the Assembly of God Church and an evangelist in interdenominational churches and tent meetings. He was a pastor at the Praise Assembly of God in Charleston and later at the First Assembly of God in Paris, Ill. Jerry was the founder and director of the Danville Rescue Mission and CEO of the Huntsville Alabama Downtown Mission and the Indianapolis Lighthouse Mission.
Cremation rites were accorded and a memorial service was held on Saturday, March 29, at Morning Star Church, 201 N. Chicago St., Rossville, with Pastor Micah Mobley officiating. A private burial was held.
Please visit anderson-funeral-home.com to view Jerry's eternal tribute page and to send condolences to the family. Anderson Funeral Home, Hoopeston, is handling the arrangements.
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Debbie (Todd) Pankey
April 24, 2025
Jerry and Linda were close friends of my parents and I when I was a teenager. I have so many awesome memories of Jerry, Linda and the 3 boys. Jerry had a heart for the lost and was gifted by God to present the Gospel in love and power. I´m sure he and my parents are having a sweet reunion in heaven right now. I´ll see you later Jerry.
Joel and Carol Knierim Family
March 22, 2025
We send our love and prayers for the Jones family at the loss of Jerry. We thank the Lord for his life of giving to others. And we are thankful that he has been welcomed into the arms of his Savior Jesus Christ.
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